escorts 1 of 2

plural of escort
as in guides
one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city

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verb

present tense third-person singular of escort

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Recent Examples of escorts
Noun
Stahl, Yesh Din’s executive director, said Katz’s announcement wouldn’t change or help stem the violence because police will still require army escorts to operate in Palestinian areas. Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 After an initial exodus — and a brief windfall for armored vehicle escorts and private jet operators — the loss of 61,000 residents was quickly reversed. semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 That invasion, which saw the new barnacle outcompete other native species, was linked to New Zealand ships being held in English ports while awaiting convoy escorts. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026 Oil workers spent their fat pay cheques on the company of escorts who came to Baku from the less fortunate post-Soviet states. Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 The warship and escorts are now at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, where the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is being offloaded. Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 He was also transported to an area hospital along with two police escorts, the arrest reports said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 The Times has filed two lawsuits over a policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by escorts at the military complex. ABC News, 14 July 2026 Crowds slowed the bus to a halt through central Oslo, forcing it to reverse at one point as police escorts struggled to carve out a path. Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026
Verb
Once the animal gets close to the staffers, one of the employees carefully picks up the fox and escorts it out of the water and away from the ride. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 For a relatively small fee, someone meets you at the aircraft, carries your bags, escorts you through customs in just a few minutes, helps collect your luggage, and takes you directly to your transportation. Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Levine puts his arm around the girl before security arrives and escorts her off. Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026 She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to. Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026 If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026 The filmmaker escorts her back to Romania to try to find her birth mother. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026 Enriquez’s organization, Little Village Community Council, saw its volunteer walking group which escorts children to school, grow from 13 to 32 students. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025 Medlin escorts me down the hall to the judge’s office, where Skeet is in a meeting with some local men. Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorts
Noun
  • Scaling Bike Tourism With A Family-First Mentality Today, the company employs between 20 and 30 full-time staff, depending on the season, along with 75 local guides in a dozen countries.
    Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The roughly 15,000 outfitters and guides under permit on federal lands typically are very small businesses that depend on steady bookings.
    Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Water and dust are important ingredients in the chemistry that accompanies star and planet formation, meaning material shed by aging stars such as IRS 3 could eventually contribute to future generations of stars and planets.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The correspondence which accompanies the treaty will put the Senate in possession of all the facts known to the Executive.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But the attorneys said there were no infractions for the attendants to act on.
    Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The horses, the Council was told, have stable attendants watching over them around the clock, and immediate access to a veterinarian 24 hours a day.
    Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • French sister companies The Jokers Films and Logical Pictures International (LPI) have boarded Michel Gondry‘s upcoming film Little Fears.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • While rookie right tackle Monroe Freeling held up pretty well, Panthers reserve guards Chandler Zavala and Brady Christensen got beaten up inside.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Aug. 2026
  • McEnroe’s testimony is particularly important, Sullivan explained, because while some of the other eyewitnesses were MSG guards or had been employed by MSG at some point, McEnroe had no such ties to the defendant.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Plus, beloved companions like Pascal and more are taking center stage in playful designs.
    Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • His physical charms distract companions from the desperation of his internal plight.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

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